WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[starry]

// @Ravensong @Leafí

Skyleaf hastily made her way over to her patrolmates, happy to be placed on a patrol. Wolffang's death was still fresh in her mind, and her silver pelt was tainted slightly red. It reminded her of the feeble attempts she had made to clean up the tom's blood. Her blue gaze landed on Toadpounce's leg, and she gave him a sympathetic looks. Had he not been with Wolffang when the dogs attacked? "I hope you're okay," she mewed softly. "Nightray... why don't you, er, not insult Toadpounce on his injury? He fought bravely against a pack of dogs."

She sighed, not wanting to be strict - she wasn't that type of cat. "So, should we get going?"

[Orion]

|| Shattervenom | @Shade. @NinjaBloss ||

"We're grateful for your sacrifice," Shattervenom murmured over their prey, echoing Turtlepaw's respectful intonation. Of all the creatures that Shatter had herded toward him, the young apprentice had managed to take down a mouse and a small rabbit. With a curious eye, the tall warrior inspected the bodies, noting how Turtlepaw had dispatched them… she offered the boy a comforting smile, head tilted slightly as she indicated the killing wounds with a clinical paw. "You got them cleanly, I can tell. Their suffering was very minimal, if they suffered at all. Let's take these to the stock and tell Fallownosethe good news."

(ooc: Shattervenom and Turtlepaw have brought one field mouse and one rabbit to the prey pile! 15+2 = 17)

[Orion]

|| Shattervenom | @Shade. @NinjaBloss ||

Pride suffused Shattervenom until she thought her heart would burst with the shimmering emotion. She'd thrown odd, quirky exercises at Turtlepaw and the boy had tackled them all, regardless of his misgivings or nervousness. The fluffy apprentice took her feedback, adjusted, and succeeded--all while maintaining a positive earnest attitude. It was true: the pair of them made a good team. Hopefully the slender warrior had done her part to not only assist Turtlepaw in completing his assigned task, but also lend him valuable hunting practice… she'd gladly train him again if he ever asked for her help.

"You were a delight to work with, partner," Shatter told her charge gruffly, softly bumping his fur-padded shoulder as they marched back to Fallownose. "You should be proud of yourself." Despite her flat mask, Shattervenom's eyes twinkled; think of the greatness still to form in this kid! He had a bright future ahead of him, for sure.

Waving her tail high to flag Fallownose down, Shattervenom finally slowed to a halt, feeling as if her face was about to crack in half from the tiny genuine grin curving her muzzle. "Task complete, deputy. Turtlepaw hunted a rabbit and a field mouse after showing me his current skills. He's a natural."

[Thornwolf]

(I guess i’ll just slide this here :\)

Owlflight walked over to The deputy after she placed the prey in the pile “me and shivercrawl are done with our hunting patrol Fallownose” she meowed to the deputy “we hunted a mice, a large rabbit, a plum squirrel and a Female cardinal, i hope this’ll be able to impress you and to feed a lot of cats”

Owlflight smilled while waiting for a response from the deputy

“me and shivercrawl both did quite the great job Hunting prey at Swooping hills” owlflight added “there was alot of butterflies there”

[ Fallownose @NinjaBloss and Shivercrawl @RAT KING ]

[duCky]

| Martenpaw - Post 3 |

Sand getting kicked up onto her pelt, Martenpaw stepped back as the two cats approached, startled. "I'm alright", she mewed, looking first at the larger cat and then at the young kit as she shook the sand off her pelt. "It's just sand."

Turning her head back towards the other cat, she realized it was probably a warrior. Maybe I could ask them if we could explore the territory together, she thought to herself.

@Cardboard box @Alchemist Kitsune

[Cove]

Originally Posted by duCky

| Martenpaw - Post 3 |

Sand getting kicked up onto her pelt, Martenpaw stepped back as the two cats approached, startled. "I'm alright", she mewed, looking first at the larger cat and then at the young kit as she shook the sand off her pelt. "It's just sand."

Turning her head back towards the other cat, she realized it was probably a warrior. Maybe I could ask them if we could explore the territory together, she thought to herself.

@Cardboard box @Alchemist Kitsune

Sunflight smiled.

[Alchemist Kitsune]

Snowykit

At the apprentice's words, Snowykit dared to look up, his stiff shoulders relaxing. It was at this point that the large kit noticed the third cat. A warrior, if he had to garner a guess. Perhaps the apprentice's mentor? With this thought in mind, his ears perked up as he considered the possibility of perhaps getting a sneak peak at what kinds of interactions awaited him in the future, when he was made apprentice and given his own mentor. Dipping his head in a respectful but silent greeting to the warrior, he turned to his pelt, giving it a couple of clumsy licks to remove the clumps of debris his tumble had provided. No use going back to the nursery until he was clean, after all. Hopefully the two older cats would allow him to linger close by at least until he was done.

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@duCky @Cardboard box

[Cove]

Originally Posted by Alchemist Kitsune

Snowykit

At the apprentice's words, Snowykit dared to look up, his stiff shoulders relaxing. It was at this point that the large kit noticed the third cat. A warrior, if he had to garner a guess. Perhaps the apprentice's mentor? With this thought in mind, his ears perked up as he considered the possibility of perhaps getting a sneak peak at what kinds of interactions awaited him in the future, when he was made apprentice and given his own mentor. Dipping his head in a respectful but silent greeting to the warrior, he turned to his pelt, giving it a couple of clumsy licks to remove the clumps of debris his tumble had provided. No use going back to the nursery until he was clean, after all. Hopefully the two older cats would allow him to linger close by at least until he was done.

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@duCky @Cardboard box

“Hello snowykit,” she mewed, gently. “How are you?”

[Alchemist Kitsune]

Snowykit

The mention of his name making his ear twitch, Snowykit looked up at the warrior once more, his blue eyes big. It really should not surprise him that the older cats knew his name. He was a part of the clan, after all. He was, however, mortified at the realization that maybe he should be making a better effort of learning the names of his fellow clanmates as well.

Snowykit's nose twitched as he considered his answer. How was he? Well... Dirty, to begin with. He had just taken a tumble through the clearing. Anxious, but that wasn't anything new. Relieved that no one had gotten angry or hurt during his graceless exit from the nursery. That was all well and good, but really too much of a mouthful for the quiet kit. And really, he shouldn't be annoying this obviously kind warrior with his own troubles. Instead, he settled for a more reasonable response.

"Good,"he mewed in a soft voice, a mere whisper in the breeze. Tilting his head to the side he gazed up curiously at the older cat, as if to silently inquire back about her own day.

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@duCky @Cardboard box

[Spotty]

> Owlglide @Moonraven

Twilightstar came to meet him at the mouth of her den, and he could feel her gaze go over the blood over his shoulders. "It's not mine." He assured her, and would have continued but felt he needed to start from the beginning. So he took her invitation and followed her inside, sitting down in front of her and doing his best to keep the slight exhaustion from showing too much.

"I had just gone for a walk, maybe hunt a little and have some peace to think, but I smelled blood when I got closer to the outskirts. I found her body there." he mewed, referring to Cottonwish who he had mentioned earlier. "It was covered in rogue scent, and she was bleeding out. She was already dead when I found her, but it hadn't been all that long." Now to the part that made him almost sick.

"We were placed on a border patrol together under a moon ago, so I vaguely remembered her scent, but I wouldn't have been able to recognize her otherwise. Now, this fight could have been started by Cottonwish - maybe a trespasser she challenged - but what makes me worry is the fact that her... Whoever had fought her had... decapitated her." His voice died out as the sight flashed before him. His paw running down her neck, but that ending in a bloody mess where the head should have been.

He took a subtle breath in through his nose and shook his fur a little - gathering himself before we spoke again. "I carried her body away from there - hence the blood - but I have yet to bury her. I was planning to do it after reporting. I don't think the rest of the clan should be present when it's placed in the ground due to the condition it's in," He didn't want anyone else to be subject to seeing all that - even warriors shouldn't need to see that unless necessary. "but they could come and pay their respects afterward."